Thank you for clarifying that, gentlemen. I should have explained that this was really not for DXing, since from what I can tell, there hasn't been much DX lately (to this part of the USA, anyway). I've been mostly listening and occasional ragchewing on 160m SSB lately. That's now possible since I finally have my dual-833C triode legal-limit linear amplifier working. :-)
73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 6:35 AM, Tom W8JI <[email protected]> wrote: > Shouldn't you also look at lightning activity on the path between you and >> your area of interest? I've found quite often that the day after a big >> eastward-moving storm, there is a lot of noise on my path to Europe. >> > > > That's right, Pete. With good directional receiving antennas, other than > really local storms, noise along the desired path is probably the single > most important thing. > > For example, it makes little difference here what the lightning map looks > like to the west or south when listening for Europe (NE), but a single > storm 2000 miles NE can really mess things up. > All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _________________ Topband Reflector
